Samsung Galaxy S2 gets Android 4.1.2 -Jelly Bean is not yet in Germany

The Samsung Galaxy S2 is one of 40 million copies sold, is still one of the world's most popular smartphones. The South Korean company is also still with the unit and distributed two weeks now since the upate on Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean. So far only users from Spain, China and South Korea benefit but on this day the updates is also available in Germany and expands the two-year old flagship of useful innovations

The update history of Samsung Galaxy S2 is patchy and has certainly left the one or other desperate owners. But Samsung has kept his promise, and with the distribution of Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean in this country started. A reader has just informed us that his unit has received an update on the long-awaited Android version. As proof, he has let us have a screenshot to get the version number, baseband version and other information. Based on the kernel version, you can tell that Samsung has in comparison to the Spanish firmware even made one or other adjustments, the baseband version has remained the same.

Samsung has put together a comprehensive package for the older device, which not only increases the performance by Project butter noticeable, but already includes familiar features such as pop-Play or Stay Smart. Further, the camera settings and also extended the latest version of the TouchWiz interface is used. Google Now, an extended Notification Bar or new widgets are also included. A number of other minor improvements are also included.

This update is only available through the software KIES and requires some patience. The update repartitions the device and reduces the internal memory of the Samsung Galaxy S2 from 12 to 11 gigabytes. However, go no data is lost if the update, but a backup is still recommended. The distribution of the update is probably as always vonstattengehen in waves and is based on the IMEI number of the device. Thus, not all users will receive the update at the same time.